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Japanese crew of ship Terukuni Maru following rescue by British
Crew of the disaster hit ship Terukuni Maru, which had been carrying mail, cargo, and passengers on its way from Yokohama, Japan, to London, United Kingdom, when it struck a German mine near Sunderland in the North Sea, early in World War 2. Japanese crew eats food at table. British rescuers serve tea and sandwiches to crew members. British officers providing first adi to rescued crew members. Members of Japanese crew smile. Group of Japanese uniformed officials talk. British and Japanese officials in discussion. Scene changes to views of British civilians: Five men in suits talking just outside a building. Closeup views of the men. (One man looks very much like Lucien Raimbourg.) Man and woman at dining table having tea service. Three women at the table. Elderly woman talks to another woman.
Women, of Britain's Land Army, engaged in agricultural pursuits, during World War 2
British women of the "Land Army" at work in agricultural activities in the United Kingdom, during World War II. They wear uniforms consisting of Jersey, breeches, and slouch hat. They handle produce on a conveyor belt in a farm shed, and pack produce in boxes. They tend vegetables growing in raised beds, watering and harvesting. The women pass through an archway and enter a classroom, where an instructor explains the fundamentals of an internal combustion cycle. Women line up on dirt field and pick up potatoes as they are uprooted by a tractor driven by one of the women.
Queen Mary of Teck organizes garden charity event for children and receives purses in London, England
Queen Mary of Teck, wife of King George V of the United Kingdom, receives purses from children during a charity event in London, England. Queen Mary stands beside a buffet table. Children playing on slide. Queen Mary and other adults present in the event watch children playing in the garden. A girl in costume holding balloons. Queen Mary seated in a chair as she receives purses from children. Two boys in Scottish kilts bow to the Queen. Children stand in a line. A little girl shakes hands with the Queen.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect 20,000 members of home-guard defense units at Hyde Park, London.
King George VI of England reviews civilian forces at Hyde Park, London (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom). King George VI, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon inspect 20,000 members of home-guard defense units at Hyde Park. King George VI’s mother, Queen Mary of Teck, is also present. Queen Mary of Teck puts down her Lorgnette spectacles. Members of home-guard defense units pass in review.
British civilians walk in and out of University College Hospital in London during early part of World War II.
Activity outside University College Hospital (235 Euston Rd., London NW1 2BU, United Kingdom) in London, England during time of hospital evacuations in World War II. Sandbag wall around University College Hospital. Car parked along the road. Man walks along the sandbag wall. People walk in and out of the hospital. Notice of Westminster Abbey reads "Continuous Intercession for International Peace. The Unknown Warrior's Grave." Patients leaving the hospital. Nurse wheels empty wheelchair back into the hospital.
Workers remove stained glass from windows and place sandbags at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England (WW2)
Workers place sandbags around Canterbury Cathedral (Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH, United Kingdom) in Kent, England during World War II, as protection against enemy German bombing. Workers fill sandbags to place them around the Cathedral. They remove the famous stained-glass windows. The crowd watches them. Workers place sandbags in front of the windows.